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Society & social sciences

Hardcover. This volume is the culmination of five years of impassioned conversations among distinguished scholars in law, public policy, medicine, and biopsychology, about the most difficult questions in drug policy and the study of addictions. Editor(s): Heymann, Philip B.; Brownsberger, William N. Series: Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674003279
ISBN
9780674003279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.56
€ 76.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 910 Colour Photographs in Text. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 270 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1742.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780375712142
ISBN
9780375712142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.80

Paperback. A comparative history of the Spanish, Yugoslav and Greek Civil Wars 1936-1949 from the standpoints of politics, socio-economic structures, national questions, international conjunctures and foreign interventions. From the shifting nexus of relations between domestic and international conditions, Minehan explores the similarities and differences. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBW; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117877
ISBN
9780230117877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.43

Paperback. Introduces an area of scientific research: materials science. This book describes how scientists are inventing materials, ranging from synthetic skin, blood, and bone to substances that repair themselves and adapt to their environment, that swell and flex like muscles, that repel any ink or paint, and that capture and store the energy of the Sun. Num Pages: 472 pages, 17 color illus. 61 halftones 83 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; PD; PN; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009759
ISBN
9780691009759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.50

Paperback. Is there a 'physics of society'? Ranging from Hobbes and Adam Smith to modern work on traffic flow and market trading, and across economics, sociology and psychology, this title shows how much we can understand of human behaviour when we cease to try to predict and analyse the behaviour of individuals. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JMH; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
13th Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099457862
ISBN
9780099457862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. This book proposes that the complex systems view of social sciences has matured sufficiently to make it possible, desirable and perhaps essential to try formulating a unified scheme for studying, understanding and ultimately predicting the world we have made. Num Pages: 80 pages, 35 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 209 x 6. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
90
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642289996
ISBN
9783642289996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.78

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409458050
ISBN
9781409458050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.77
€ 105.82

Paperback. Government policy has steadfastly been set against drug legalisation, but critics have argued that the policy is unsustainable. This book explores the debates surrounding legalisation of drugs and examines the alternatives and their implications for individuals and society. It is intended for students and academics in criminology and sociology. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 122 x 10. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847423757
ISBN
9781847423757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.72

Paperback. Brings together authorities on the subject to report on their recent research. Chapters include studies on the supply and use of crack/cocaine in London and Glasgow, on the projected epidemic in use, on treatment on the rights of users as well as placing the subject in its historical perspective. Editor(s): Bean, Philip. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333586815
ISBN
9780333586815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.10

Paperback. Here, Philip Bobbitt studies the basis for the legitimacy of judicial review by examining six types of constitutional argument--historical, textual, structural, prudential doctrinal, and ethical--through the unusual method of contrasting sketches of prominent legal figures responding to the constitutional crises of their day. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JP; LNDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780195034226
ISBN
9780195034226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.32

Paperback. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it was widely believed that Marxists would be all but extinct by the year 2000. Humanity, wrote Francis Fukuyama, had come to the "end of history." All thoughts of finding an alternative to capitalism could be forgotten. Such thinking was wide of the mark. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850366112
ISBN
9780850366112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.61

Paperback. Contains an essay on Gay Musicology, its history and scope. Along with this historical essay, this work includes an introduction that outlines the changes that have occurred as Gay Musicology has grown. Editor(s): Brett, Phillip; Wood, Elizabeth; Thomas, Gary C. Num Pages: 418 pages, 9 black & white tables, 18 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AV; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415978842
ISBN
9780415978842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.34

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630724
ISBN
9780691630724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.77
€ 90.52

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691600925
ISBN
9780691600925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.77

Hardcover. This book explores the suffering of social class and how traditional biomedical models for mental illness do not adequately account for the stresses of poverty. Turning to mental health user testimonies, this book equips ministers and counsellors to become working class advocates. Series: New Approaches to Religion and Power. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV3; JKSN2; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137497826
ISBN
9781137497826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.99

Hardcover. The story of God is the story of a paradox. It is the drama of a transcendent, timeless being who, throughout history, has supposedly engaged with immanent and mortal creatures on a fallen and broken world of his own making. Num Pages: 16 pages of colour plates. BIC Classification: HBLH; HRAB1; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
9781784537654
ISBN
9781784537654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. A comprehensive and up-to-date survey of clinical psychology stressing both research and issues. Presents each major psychological theory and methodology, analyses of the nature and history of the field, its conceptual framework, and assessments and treatments. Num Pages: 700 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471043508
ISBN
9780471043508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 274.49

Hardcover. Shows us the undeniable realities of mass migration to which we have turned a blind eye: how it has driven down workers' wages and driven up inequality; how it has fostered unsafe working conditions; and how it has stalled our economic maturity by keeping us ever-focused on increasing consumption. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 halftones, 21 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226190655
ISBN
9780226190655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Traces our preoccupation with nudity in three distinct areas of human endeavour: religion, politics and popular culture. This book explores new territory - revealing the ways in which religious teachers, politicians, protestors and cultural icons have used nudity to enlighten or empower themselves, or simply to entertain us. Num Pages: 288 pages, 153 black & white illustrations, 99 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780230221
ISBN
9781780230221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847947727
ISBN
9781847947727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

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